I would like to share my story and help some people out there who are in a similar situation
I was a Permanent Resident of Canada and I did not comply with the residency obligation (spending two out of five years in Canada). The time period under investigation was when I was between the age of 11-16, I was a minor at that time and my parents and I lived outside Canada. After my appeal was dismissed, my lawyer advised me to stay in Canada and apply for a Federal review and he did not inform me that the decision the Immigration Appeal Division took is still under affect even if I apply for a Federal review. The lawyer himself was not aware of that. My departure order became a deportation order since I remained 30 days after a departure order was issued.
I fully complied with the CBSA officer and explained to him everything that has happened with my case. The officer advised me to return to my country of residence and apply for a study permit and an ARC in order to complete education. This is exactly what I did and i'm happy to say that both the study permit and ARC got approved. The process took a little more than two months and I am grateful I am getting another chance to complete my education.
I wanted to share my story to give hope to whoever needs an ARC and a temporary visa permit and to assure you it is possible. Have faith and be persistent and honest. Goodluck.
I was a Permanent Resident of Canada and I did not comply with the residency obligation (spending two out of five years in Canada). The time period under investigation was when I was between the age of 11-16, I was a minor at that time and my parents and I lived outside Canada. After my appeal was dismissed, my lawyer advised me to stay in Canada and apply for a Federal review and he did not inform me that the decision the Immigration Appeal Division took is still under affect even if I apply for a Federal review. The lawyer himself was not aware of that. My departure order became a deportation order since I remained 30 days after a departure order was issued.
I fully complied with the CBSA officer and explained to him everything that has happened with my case. The officer advised me to return to my country of residence and apply for a study permit and an ARC in order to complete education. This is exactly what I did and i'm happy to say that both the study permit and ARC got approved. The process took a little more than two months and I am grateful I am getting another chance to complete my education.
I wanted to share my story to give hope to whoever needs an ARC and a temporary visa permit and to assure you it is possible. Have faith and be persistent and honest. Goodluck.
